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lau lau

American  
[lou lou] / ˈlaʊ ˌlaʊ /
Or laulau

noun

Polynesian Cooking.
  1. meat and fish wrapped in or covered with leaves and steamed or roasted.


Etymology

Origin of lau lau

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1935–40

Example Sentences

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He’d pair lau lau with a Rias Baixas albarino; the bright, citrus-driven acidity of the wine acts as a squeeze of lemon over the fish as well as being sharp enough to cut through that juicy pork.

From Seattle Times

The Lau Lau-1 well has high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoirs 42 miles southeast of Liza, the company said.

From Washington Post

Exxon said the discoveries, made at the Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 wells, will add to its previous resource estimates.

From Washington Post

She started making and selling carpaccio - an appetizer of thinly sliced fish or meat - from lau lau, a fish native to the Orinoco river.

From Reuters

Along the way, Zimmern feasts on traditional island staples, including lau lau and poke.

From Los Angeles Times